Steven Mintz

Why Bosses Are Unimpressed with Gen Z College Graduates

Employer Complaints I have previously blogged about why Gen Z employees are being fired early in their tenure. It can be summed up in two words: “work ethic.” The younger generation seems to have less of a motivation to be the best they can be. According to a report in August 2024, Intelligent.com surveyed 966

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Does Ethics Training Lead to Ethical Behavior?

Building an Ethical Culture in the Workplace This is the question that all ethics educators should ask. If we can’t make a link between teaching ethics and enhancing ethical behavior in the workplace, then why are we doing it in the first place. In fact, teaching ethics to a group of uninterested employees could have

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Challenges for Gen Z in the Workplace

Reasons Managers Are Critical of Behavior   This is an update of a previous blog written about the challenges faced by Gen Z in the workplace. It’s alarming to me that Generation Z (Gen Z) employees are being fired shortly after they start their jobs. I was curious about the reasons, so I did some research

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Why Do People and Organizations Practice Cancel Culture?

How Does it Play Out? Canceling someone typically consists of a group publicly shaming an individual, followed by the refusal to engage with that person in any capacity. In other words, it’s collectively not talking or working with someone in any capacity. In the workplace, canceling can have enormous effects because it could mean a

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Nurses Rank # 1 for Honesty and Ethics

Why Have Rankings of All Professions Declined between 2019-2023? According to a Gallup poll during December 1-15, 2025, 78% of Americans consider nurses highly honest and ethical, making them the most trusted of 21 professions rated in Gallup’s annual measurement. Military veterans are next at 67%, followed by medical doctors (57%), and pharmacists (53%). The

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Skills-based Recruitment is Replacing CVs

Focus is on Candidates Actual Abilities and Competencies Did you know that almost three-quarters of companies now use skills-based assessments throughout their hiring process, according to Test Gorilla’s State of Skills-Based Hiring 2023 report  which surveyed 3,000 employees and employers around the world. This is up from 56% in the previous year. According to Orianna

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Building a Culture of Wellness in the Workplace

Mental Wellness Promotes Productivity, Happiness, and a Meaningful Workplace Experience There are a variety of definitions of mental wellness. In a piece by Mike Nichols posted in Opinion, he addresses one definition by Dr. Jane Myers of the University of North Carolina. Dr. Myers, one of the founders of the concept of mental wellness, describes it as a holistic

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What Employers Should Do to Counteract “Quiet Quitting”

Workplace Culture Issues Are the Key During the past few months, I have examined the workplace behavior characteristics of Millennials and Gen Z workers. I examined the concept of “quiet quitting.” Today I will look at the implications for ethical workplace behavior and success in keeping these workers happy, a critical aspect in developing meaningful

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Professional Risks of Dating in the Workplace

Personal Relationship Could Compromise Professional Judgment Dating in the workplace is fraught with potential conflicts of interest not the least of which is when a superior who has to evaluate an employee also dates that person. Can the supervisor rate the employees’ performance objectively? Perhaps so, but the problem is that it may appear objectivity

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